Presentations first, but the Great Depression looms...

Hello history lovers,
I hope you had a great President's Day holiday! We begin the week with groups prepared to present their research projects on the Roaring Twenties. I look forward to some funny skits, songs, and poems as well as some informative PowerPoint presentations on flappers, gangsters, radio, movies, art, transportation, consumerism, and many other aspects that will enhance your fellow students understanding of the period. Here is the weekly agenda.

Day 6 February 17

* Final Preparations (15 minutes)

* Presentations Begin

* Student Note taking and Question and Answer Sessions

* Exit Slip/Debriefing
Homework: Roaring Twenties Review Puzzle

Day 1 February 19

Outcome(s): By the end of class students will: summarize the

problems threatening the economy in the late 1920’s and early

1930’s, the causes of the Great Depression.

· Focus Journal It is 1929. Your parents recently bought a

profitable pizza place in downtown Lexington. In October of

1929, your world changed. A stock market crash sent shock

waves through the nation. People are losing jobs and homes.

Your parents’ sales drop drastically as unemployment

skyrockets. Your parents’ bills are the same but their profits are

dwindling. What do you sacrifice to help your parents keep

their business and feed the family?

· Instruct Lecture/Discussion 14.1 The Nation’s sick economy

Discuss concepts such as buying on margin/speculation, credit,

recession, depression, depression “proof” jobs, Dow Jones,

Black Tuesday, GNP

Daily Assessment:

· Assess Answer Depression Card Sort questions-

graphing/evaluating exercise

· Homework Due in one week: 14.1-14.3 in Workbook